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Nobody wants another technically right, effectively wrong solution. As a software leader, your analytics/ML/AI technology is only good if you're delivering a positive outcome, not just an output.
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UX Designers & Data Scientists: United in Job Misery?
My conversations and research suggest that individual contributor UX designers and data scientists share one thing in common: it’s often a challenge to “get to do the job I was hired for.” People, process, and political roadblocks at every turn—so what can you do about it if this is you? And if you’re managing these people, what are you doing to ensure these people don’t leave?
Empathy & Human-Centered Design in a World with the Coronavirus
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Technically Right, Effectively Wrong: Why 85% Data Science Projects Fail
It takes more than math and technical skills to develop simple, useful, and usable decision support solutions. It starts with problem clarity, customer empathy and…
10 human reasons your data product or solution may fail
It takes more than math and technical skills to develop simple, useful, and usable decision support solutions. It starts with problem clarity, customer empathy and…
Should a vision for a new AI or data product be inspired by existing data…or not?
How should we be innovating in AI? Work backwards from in-shape data? Or start with a vision for how we’ll create value for the customer or organization?
Metrics toilet? Or indispensable data product?
You got the data. Your model rocks. Your analytics are impressive. But, do customers see indispensable decision support….or a metrics toilet?
How to tell when poor UI/UX in a ML/AI application, analytics solution, or data product is impacting customer value
Today I want to tell you why your ugly, clunky, hard-to-use data/AI product or analytics solution should scare you. But first, you, your boss, your customer, your stakeholder—somebody—has to pass that judgement on it. They probably have, but don’t expect it … Read more How to tell when poor UI/UX in a ML/AI application, analytics solution, or data product is impacting customer value
How to become unemployed as a data leader
One trend in analytics and data science I am hearing from the top thought leaders in this space is that (finally!) companies are realizing that the biggest opportunities for data that lay before us is in the pursuit of new … Read more How to become unemployed as a data leader
Ethics used to be a hassle. Now it’s not: Introducing Ethicize™, the fully AI-driven cloud-based ethics solution!
As Seen in the Book: 97 Things About Ethics Everyone in Data Science Should Know: Collective Wisdom from the Experts 1st Edition The essay below was eventually published as the #2 essay in this 2020 O’Reilly publication by Bill Franks. … Read more Ethics used to be a hassle. Now it’s not: Introducing Ethicize™, the fully AI-driven cloud-based ethics solution!